LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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A handful of corporate sponsors have withdrawn their support from San Diego Pride over one of its headliners' stance on the Israel-Gaza war. But the organization says ticket sales are still up.
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Kneecap, three young men from Northern Ireland who rap in Irish, has risen to prominence in recent years, with controversy surrounding its shows and political statements. -
The hip-hop mogul's legal saga has reached an uneasy outcome. Despite a tainted legacy and severed business ties, does his acquittal on the most serious charges leave room for a return?
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KPBS Midday EditionBruno Dominguez is one of 110 high school students who competed at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, known as the Jimmy Awards, in New York last week. Also, we look at what The Old Globe is serving up this summer in terms of Shakespeare. Then, your weekend arts preview. -
Told he was wrong about his own history, Kumeyaay educator Ethan Banegas co-wrote a powerful comic book that brings truth, culture and survival into classrooms and pushes back against the silence that has erased Native stories for generations.
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People have strong opinions about the best Pixar movies. We asked NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners to vote. -
His representatives confirmed that his death followed a cardiac arrest this morning.
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Denja Harris opened her first solo museum exhibition this week at the Oceanside Museum of Art. Her soft sculptures explore perceptions of being a Black woman and invite viewers to embrace the unknown. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Outdoor digital art at UC San Diego; ICA NextGen; San Diego Symphony and fireworks; "The Janeiad" at The Old Globe; "Consequential Dances" at Art Produce; Lambda Archives Intergenerational Exhibit at the Central Library; live music and more arts picks.
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Following his HBO series Succession, Jesse Armstrong's latest project, Mountainhead, is a film about four tech billionaires whose mountain retreat is disrupted by a global catastrophe. -
Our top picks for arts and culture this weekend include Small Press Nite, Mission Trails Photo Contest, Museum School Auction, "United Harmonies," Helena Holleran, "One of the Good Ones" and more. -
San Diego fiction writer and Small Press Nite founder Kevin Kearney’s latest novel follows a young and impressionable rideshare driver as his job — and the app behind it — begins to take over his life.
Latest Arts Events
Toddler Storytime: Ocean Friends
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from 11 AM to 11:30 AM
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Coronado Public Library
Free
Super Hero Story Time at Comic Con Museum
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from 11:30 AM to 12 PM
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Comic-Con Museum
Free
Cancer Survivor Support Group
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from 1 PM to 2 PM
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Virtual
Free
Maoli: 'Last Sip Of Summer Tour'
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 6 PM
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The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
$69 - $138
Beer Bingo
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from 6 PM to 7 PM
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Liberty Public Market
Summer Chef Cookout with Chef Alejandro Sicairos
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
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Bahia Resort Hotel
$95
Crafty Hour: Beaded Succulents
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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Coronado Public Library
Free
Witherby, An Elegant Dining Destination
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ongoing until July 31, 2025
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Witherby, The Bar at the Beau
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